begynna

Norwegian Nynorsk

Verb

begynna (present tense begynner, past tense begynte, past participle begynt, present participle begynnande, imperative begynn)

Alternative form of begynne

Swedish

Etymology

From Middle Low German beginnen, from Old Saxon biginnan, from Proto-Germanic *biginnaną. Compare Danish begynde, Norwegian Bokmål begynne, Norwegian Nynorsk begynne, begynna, Low German begünnen, North Frisian begin, Saterland Frisian beginne, West Frisian begjinne, Scots begin, English begin, Dutch beginnen, Afrikaans begin and German beginnen.

Verb

begynna

(archaic, dialectal) begin

Usage notes

The whole word is archaic, so most examples are quite old. If the conjugation were to follow that of känna, the past tense would be begynde, but begynte is much more common. Past participle begynt is used for both neuter and common gender (året är begynt, striden är begynt), but begynd can also be found.

Conjugation

Conjugation of begynna (weak)

	Active	Passive
Infinitive	begynna	begynnas
Present tense	begynner	begynns , begynnes
Past tense	begynte	begyntes
Supine	begynt	begynts
Imperative	begynn	—
Present participle	begynnande
Past participle	begynd

Synonyms

Derived terms

begynnelse

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